Fr 1/1/2021- New Year's Day!

 Fr 1/1/2021- New Year's Day!

Up 825am: light freezing rain continues but only some ice on branches and power lines- to low 30's. This weather system could have been much worse.

***However, by late afternoon I had many large pine branches down in back from the weight of about an eighth of an inch of ice. 

Watched 'SHOT CALLER' (Netflix). Another one that I'd seen before and nearly forgotten how great it was. I've seen dozens of 'Prison Films' and this was definitely at the extreme top of the heap. A happily married California stock broker drinks and drives slightly above the legal limit, runs a redlight, crashes, his friend dies, and he ends up in prison for life. But along the way, he becomes the undisputed head of the most powerful gang in the California state prison system; starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (GAME OF THRONES).  

ON THE TREADMILL...4 Miles and finished the episode of 'Italian Heroin Rehab Scandal' that I began last night, and then more of the MICHAEL KOSTAS discussion with JOE ROGAN.

Then I watched 'THE OTHER SIDE' (First time on 'TUBI'- another free streaming service). A shocking 'warts and all' portrait of a poor, ignorant, and cross addicted family in very rural Louisiana. Somewhere between 'Reality TV' and 'Documentary Fiction', yet powerfully gritty and authentic. A couple of drunken old men sing the praises of Hilary Clinton, yet everyone agrees that Obama is the harbinger of 'The End of Times'. This is way before his era, but I bet all of these social and cultural Neanderthals are now Trumpsters; director, Roberto Minervini.

Spent some time creating a 'Watch List' at TUBI and then read for a while and then back ON THE Treadmill for A MILE AND A HALF... 30"...more KOSTAS/ROGAN.

***Bought 'EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON' - (Amazon Kindle) and 'MOCKINGBIRD'- Walter Tevis (Amazon Kindle). 

In the tub with RUSSO and PINK FLOYD, THE ONLY ONES, THE BEAT FARMERS, THE WHO.

Watched 'THE CULTURE HIGH' (Amazon Prime). Seven years old, so the doc is pretty out of date. Somewhat about the 'new' Marijuana Industry, but mostly about the failed War on Drugs. "Lobbyists are basically in the bribery business"..."Money in politics has changed everything. Whoever spends the most on a national or local election is the winner- regardless of party. Joe Rogan was one of the 'experts'.  The film advances the argument that the privately owned prison system encourages the lock up of far too many American citizens. The tax payer is on the hook for the operation of these prisons even if crime goes down. Since they are obligated to keep the jails at maximum occupancy, they go after the 'low hanging fruit'- the common drug user. Therefore, drugs must remain illegal even though marijuana is clearly NOT  a 'Scheduled I' Drug- same as heroin and cocaine.  

 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

We 8/15/18

We 8/15/18 Up 820am; overcast, clammy, and threatening. Rain predicted all day and tomorrow- none so far; 915am. (All day and barely a sprinkle- it was happening all around us, but nothing here) Watched  'SUSPECT ZERO' (Amazon Prime) Aaron Eckhart/ Ben Kingsley/ Carrie Anne Moss.  Eckhart plays a disgraced FBI agent who is being fed information by a serial killer. Seems to be Ben Kingsley, but he's not the killer, he's an ex-agent who can do 'remote viewing'. Not bad, but close, however excellent and creative charcoal drawings as the 'hints' to Eckhart's character. Another episode of 'I'M DYING UP HERE', and then another 'GLOW'. 250PM- Drove to FitClub West, then after the workout to the County Market on south sixth for beer and some groceries- and a dependable can opener! (PS. This is a really clever design. '3-in-one design'; church key/ tuna opener/ pop top) 45" The Best Octane. 45" Recumbent Bike (b...
Read more

We 4/23/25- Gummy

We 4/23/25- Gummy 645am {I took 1/4 of a 200 mg of 'DIET SMOKE' gummy: 50 mg total}. 650am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 910am (1/2-LB: Cookie Bread).  1220pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 535pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 815pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker).  Up 545am: A mix of suny & clouds with temps to about 80. Finished 'SIGNS' (Netflix). Clearly the drama hasn't ended, and I hope there will be infinite new seasons. {No such luck. I couldn't find anything about a third season}. This was the quote at the end of the series: "I am the Lord who frustrates the omens of diviners and makes a mockery of magicians, who turns back the wise and turns their knowledge into folly"...Book of Isaiah. ***Phone had to be restarted because I 'was not connected to a network'.  ***925am: 'Diet Smoke' gummy order arrived on the front porch via FedEx; Watermelon/ Acapulco Gold Watched 'HOW TO HAVE SEX' (Netflix). Three high school age (?) girls take a summer holida...
Read more

We 4/9/25- Dax 1pm/ Brandenburgs morning

 We 4/9/25- Dax 1pm/ Brandenburgs morning 7am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 925am (1/2-LB: Panama Punch). 355pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 540pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 810pm (1-LB: Panama Punch).  Up 615am: Showers early, then cloudy & breezy with temps to about 60.  710am- 845am: To Washington Park...Parkview, Wash. Pk southside, Wiggins, Ash, Lincoln, Leland, Douglas, Wash. Pk southside, MacArthur, Wash. Pk northside, up the hill, Parkview, Fairway, and up to 940...ONE HOUR AND 35 MINUTES; ORNETTE COLEMAN Playlist; began a J.R.E. with an English podcaster. 9am: Janny called and they will be here after their appointment with Dax at 10am.   Watched more of 'HIGH TIDES' (Netflix)- The Belgian soap opera of 'all the beautiful people'. 1045am- 1235pm: She met one of her students who was a girl who is now a man. We exchanged books & Joe recommended an 'oiler' that fits under the belt of a treadmill. Melissa is now '2nd in command' at the Illinois Parole Board...
Read more